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faith_n and_o to_o faith_n we_o be_v stir_v up_o by_o word_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o sacrament_n possible_a sacrament_n only_o a_o empty_a sign_n etc._n etc._n possible_a and_o i_o fear_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o we_o come_v to_o the_o receive_n of_o christ_n body_n much_o more_o by_o word_n then_o by_o sacrament_n for_o sacrament_n have_v all_o their_o force_n from_o the_o word_n hitherto_o martyr_n 1.2_o martyr_n caluin_n instit_fw-la book_n 4._o c._n 14._o §._o 20._o 23._o caluin_n beza_n and_o martyr_n in_o 1._o cor._n 10._o v._n 1.2_o hence_o they_o make_v no_o difference_n in_o honour_n grace_n virtue_n and_o efficacy_n between_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o old_a law_n and_o those_o of_o the_o new_a 191._o new_a caluin_n instit_fw-la book_n 4._o c._n 14._o §_o 23._o beza_n in_o act_n colloq_fw-la monpelg_n p._n 77._o sadeel_n in_o tract_n demanducut_fw-la sacram_fw-la p._n 191._o nay_o they_o add_v that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o old_a be_v as_o much_o partaker_n of_o 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463._o see_v also_o jewel_n in_o his_o reply_n against_o harding_n art_n 5._o pag._n 323._o andrew_n willet_n before_o cite_v in_o express_a word_n avouch_v and_o conclude_v that_o look_v how_o the_o word_n of_o god_n work_v be_v preach_v so_o do_v the_o sacrament_n their_o doctrine_n therefore_o be_v that_o christ_n may_v as_o true_o and_o real_o be_v receive_v by_o hear_v of_o a_o sermon_n as_o he_o be_v in_o their_o supper_n and_o of_o all_o this_o i_o may_v first_o infer_v that_o if_o they_o say_v true_a we_o may_v as_o true_o and_o real_o receive_v christ_n in_o our_o chamber_n read_v the_o scripture_n and_o by_o feed_v on_o he_o by_o faith_n or_o by_o eat_v a_o piece_n of_o baker_n bread_n and_o drink_v a_o cup_n of_o wine_n or_o by_o take_v any_o other_o such_o corporal_a food_n in_o remembrance_n that_o he_o die_v for_o we_o on_o the_o cross_n as_o we_o can_v do_v in_o their_o church_n by_o take_v the_o like_a bread_n and_o wine_n of_o the_o minister_n i_o further_o infer_v 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